‘Piano Drowning’ is one of three scores from Annea Lockwood’s ‘Piano Transplants’ series, in which pianos are placed in specific locations that would somehow alter their physical states.

‘Piano Drowning’ was permanently installed in the pond at Plas Bodfa in Llangoed in 2021. It has since inspired three full-length new music compositions, performances, visual artwork, countless visits and has been continuously documented.

The third composition from Welsh composer Ynyr Pritchard (supported by Tŷ Cerdd) was performed in and around the piano in September of 2025.

We will be screening the film of this performance, along with shorts from the first two performances in 2021 and 2022. All three films were created by Culture Colony, a Welsh video production company focused on the arts, environment and community.

A cinematic celebration of new music in North Wales. Highlights from three new music compositionsinspired by Piano Drowning by Annea Lockwood, permanently installed in the pond at Plas Bodfa, Llangoed.

Thursday 5 February, 2026
doors 7:00pm
films 7:30pm
Llangoed Village Hall
tickets £ 5
(from the Llangoed Village Hall website)

Resurrection of Catastrophe
composed by Ynyr Pritchard, performed in and around the pond by the composer, with Giuliana Tritto, Leandro Landolina and Zack di Lello.

Produced by Plas Bodfa Projects and Soundlands, Film by Culture Colony.

We will also be showcasing three unique artist editions from the Plas Bodfa community.

An evening of Community Stargazing at Plas Bodfa.
THIS EVENT IS FULL
Please join us for one of our other sessions or join the waiting list:
Additional event information below.

Additional Information for attendees

This is an outdoor event, and quite weather dependent. Please keep your eye on your email inbox the day of the event for event updates.

During the evening, we will be using telescopes, binoculars and our naked eye to experience the night sky. We have 4 telescopes that will be set up for everyone to use, along with volunteers to help point out specific constellations and any visible planets. We also have 10 ‘orbital chairs’ that enable a quiet and comfortable way to immerse yourself in the night skyscape. (These are laying back chairs that support your body and neck to be able to look up)

We have a small room at the end of our greenhouse that serves as a shelter. We provide teas and coffees, star story worksheets, books and other astronomy resources. 

• Please explore ‘Your Visit’ page for detailed description of the site

• Free parking available on site

• Toilets are available

• All ages welcome, under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult

• Feel free to bring your own telescopes and astrophotography equipment

• Accessibility: The Observatory area, car park, and toilets are all accessible via sloping concrete pathways and ramps.

• Red lights - in order to preserve night vision for yourself and other users, red lighting is used on site, please consider bringing red-light head torches such as this 

• We will be taking photographs for our social media.  If this is an issue at all, please inform someone as soon has you arrive.

Any questions, please write to: jonathan@plasbodfa.com

This session is full.
To join the waiting list, please fill in the form below

Join Anglesey Storyteller, Gillian Brownson at Plas Bodfa’s ‘Busby Braden Observatory’, for an afternoon of constellation stories before an early evening gaze up at the stars – where the characters from the stories may well come alive in starlight.

Do you have any star stories of your own?
Poems or Songs?
Please bring them along!
We’d love hear them.

10 February,
14:30 – 17:30
EVENT FULL
Plas Bodfa, Llangoed
LL58 8ND

Free - Booking Required

English and Welsh will be used in these sessions.

Gillian Brownson is one of 10 bilingual storytellers selected as part of ‘Cysur y Sêr’ a Welsh-language project exploring stories of the Night Sky.

A project of Adverse Camber supported by Theatrau Sir Gâr, Arts Council Wales, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Colwinston Foundation, The Darkley Trust, Litrature Wales Prosiect Nos and People Speak Up.

An evening of Community Stargazing at Plas Bodfa.
THIS EVENT IS FULL
Please join us for one of our other sessions or join the waiting list:
Additional event information below.

Additional Information for attendees

This is an outdoor event, and quite weather dependent. Please keep your eye on your email inbox the day of the event for event updates.

During the evening, we will be using telescopes, binoculars and our naked eye to experience the night sky. We have 4 telescopes that will be set up for everyone to use, along with volunteers to help point out specific constellations and any visible planets. We also have 10 ‘orbital chairs’ that enable a quiet and comfortable way to immerse yourself in the night skyscape. (These are laying back chairs that support your body and neck to be able to look up)

We have a small room at the end of our greenhouse that serves as a shelter. We provide teas and coffees, star story worksheets, books and other astronomy resources. 

• Please explore ‘Your Visit’ page for detailed description of the site

• Free parking available on site

• Toilets are available

• All ages welcome, under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult

• Feel free to bring your own telescopes and astrophotography equipment

• Accessibility: The Observatory area, car park, and toilets are all accessible via sloping concrete pathways and ramps.

• Red lights - in order to preserve night vision for yourself and other users, red lighting is used on site, please consider bringing red-light head torches such as this 

• We will be taking photographs for our social media.  If this is an issue at all, please inform someone as soon has you arrive.

Any questions, please write to: jonathan@plasbodfa.com

This session is for Families and is currently full.
Please fill in the form below to join the waiting list.

To kick off Welsh Dark Skies Week, join Angelsey Storyteller, Gillian Brownson at Plas Bodfa’s ‘Busby Braden Observatory’, for an afternoon of constellation stories before an early evening gaze up at the stars – where the characters from the stories may well come alive in starlight.

Do you have any star stories of your own?
Poems or Songs?
Please bring them along!
We’d love hear them.

14 February,
14:30 – 17:30
EVENT FULL

Plas Bodfa, Llangoed
LL58 8ND

Free - Booking Required

English and Welsh will be used in these sessions.

Gillian Brownson is one of 10 bilingual storytellers selected as part of ‘Cysur y Sêr’ a Welsh-language project exploring stories of the Night Sky.

A project of Adverse Camber supported by Theatrau Sir Gâr, Arts Council Wales, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Colwinston Foundation, The Darkley Trust, Litrature Wales Prosiect Nos and People Speak Up.

Join us for an evening of Community Stargazing at Plas Bodfa.
Free! Please register, limit of 15 places.
Additional event information below.

Additional Information for attendees

This is an outdoor event, and quite weather dependent. Please keep your eye on your email inbox the day of the event for event updates.

During the evening, we will be using telescopes, binoculars and our naked eye to experience the night sky. We have 4 telescopes that will be set up for everyone to use, along with volunteers to help point out specific constellations and any visible planets. We also have 10 ‘orbital chairs’ that enable a quiet and comfortable way to immerse yourself in the night skyscape. (These are laying back chairs that support your body and neck to be able to look up)

We have a small room at the end of our greenhouse that serves as a shelter. We provide teas and coffees, star story worksheets, books and other astronomy resources. 

• Please explore ‘Your Visit’ page for detailed description of the site

• Free parking available on site

• Toilets are available

• All ages welcome, under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult

• Feel free to bring your own telescopes and astrophotography equipment

• Accessibility: The Observatory area, car park, and toilets are all accessible via sloping concrete pathways and ramps.

• Red lights - in order to preserve night vision for yourself and other users, red lighting is used on site, please consider bringing red-light head torches such as this 

• We will be taking photographs for our social media.  If this is an issue at all, please inform someone as soon has you arrive.

Any questions, please write to: jonathan@plasbodfa.com

Join us for an evening of Community Stargazing at Plas Bodfa.
Free! Please register, limit of 15 places.
Additional event information below.

Additional Information for attendees

This is an outdoor event, and quite weather dependent. Please keep your eye on your email inbox the day of the event for event updates.

During the evening, we will be using telescopes, binoculars and our naked eye to experience the night sky. We have 4 telescopes that will be set up for everyone to use, along with volunteers to help point out specific constellations and any visible planets. We also have 10 ‘orbital chairs’ that enable a quiet and comfortable way to immerse yourself in the night skyscape. (These are laying back chairs that support your body and neck to be able to look up)

We have a small room at the end of our greenhouse that serves as a shelter. We provide teas and coffees, star story worksheets, books and other astronomy resources. 

• Please explore ‘Your Visit’ page for detailed description of the site

• Free parking available on site

• Toilets are available

• All ages welcome, under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult

• Feel free to bring your own telescopes and astrophotography equipment

• Accessibility: The Observatory area, car park, and toilets are all accessible via sloping concrete pathways and ramps.

• Red lights - in order to preserve night vision for yourself and other users, red lighting is used on site, please consider bringing red-light head torches such as this 

• We will be taking photographs for our social media.  If this is an issue at all, please inform someone as soon has you arrive.

Any questions, please write to: jonathan@plasbodfa.com

Join us for an evening of Community Stargazing at Plas Bodfa.
Free! Please register, limit of 15 places.
Additional event information below.

Additional Information for attendees

This is an outdoor event, and quite weather dependent. Please keep your eye on your email inbox the day of the event for event updates.

During the evening, we will be using telescopes, binoculars and our naked eye to experience the night sky. We have 4 telescopes that will be set up for everyone to use, along with volunteers to help point out specific constellations and any visible planets. We also have 10 ‘orbital chairs’ that enable a quiet and comfortable way to immerse yourself in the night skyscape. (These are laying back chairs that support your body and neck to be able to look up)

We have a small room at the end of our greenhouse that serves as a shelter. We provide teas and coffees, star story worksheets, books and other astronomy resources. 

• Please explore ‘Your Visit’ page for detailed description of the site

• Free parking available on site

• Toilets are available

• All ages welcome, under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult

• Feel free to bring your own telescopes and astrophotography equipment

• Accessibility: The Observatory area, car park, and toilets are all accessible via sloping concrete pathways and ramps.

• Red lights - in order to preserve night vision for yourself and other users, red lighting is used on site, please consider bringing red-light head torches such as this 

• We will be taking photographs for our social media.  If this is an issue at all, please inform someone as soon has you arrive.

Any questions, please write to: jonathan@plasbodfa.com

Join us for an evening of Community Stargazing at Plas Bodfa.
Free! Please register, limit of 15 places.
Additional event information below.

Additional Information for attendees

This is an outdoor event, and quite weather dependent. Please keep your eye on your email inbox the day of the event for event updates.

During the evening, we will be using telescopes, binoculars and our naked eye to experience the night sky. We have 4 telescopes that will be set up for everyone to use, along with volunteers to help point out specific constellations and any visible planets. We also have 10 ‘orbital chairs’ that enable a quiet and comfortable way to immerse yourself in the night skyscape. (These are laying back chairs that support your body and neck to be able to look up)

We have a small room at the end of our greenhouse that serves as a shelter. We provide teas and coffees, star story worksheets, books and other astronomy resources. 

• Please explore ‘Your Visit’ page for detailed description of the site

• Free parking available on site

• Toilets are available

• All ages welcome, under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult

• Feel free to bring your own telescopes and astrophotography equipment

• Accessibility: The Observatory area, car park, and toilets are all accessible via sloping concrete pathways and ramps.

• Red lights - in order to preserve night vision for yourself and other users, red lighting is used on site, please consider bringing red-light head torches such as this 

• We will be taking photographs for our social media.  If this is an issue at all, please inform someone as soon has you arrive.

Any questions, please write to: jonathan@plasbodfa.com

A majestic, intimate and hypnotic re-imagining of Greek myths and legends weaving ancient stories, cosmic projections and a spine-tingling electro-acoustic soundscape.

Be transported into the night sky on the breath of stories that have lit up the darkness for thousands of years. Greek myths of constellations are brought dazzlingly to life by two of the UK’s titans of storytelling, Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden.

Experience powerful, ancient stories with a thrilling electro-acoustic soundscape by composer, Sarah Lianne Lewis and cosmic projection.

Supported by Theatrau Sir Gâr, Arts Council Wales, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Colwinston Foundation, The Darkley Trust, Welsh Government, Prosiect Nos Partnership and People Speak Up.

Stars and their Consolations was originally commissioned for Beyond the Border 2021 and its R&D was supported by Arts Council Wales & Tŷ Cerdd with support from Theatrau Sir Gâr.

Stars and their Consolations

Llangoed Village Hall
Sunday 29th March, 2026
doors 7:00pm
performance 7:30pm

Tickets - £10
purchase online from: llangoedvillagehall.com/events/stars-and-their-consolations

suitable for 14+

Stories of the stars told to an electro-acoustic soundtrack